April 19
Transformation begins when we begin to think differently.
When Jesus often announced the good news of the Kingdom, it was accompanied by the invitation to ‘repent’. There is a challenge to this call to repentance because when we think of this word, it often is associated with feelings of guilt and shame.
But the good news of the good news is that the word 'repent' actually doesn't exist as many of the translators have suggested it does. The actual Greek word that Jesus used is 'metanoia’, which means 'a change of mind'.
Simply put, the Bible says that believers have 'the mind of Christ' (1 Corinthians 2:16), so the transformation that comes when we receive the good news of the Kingdom is that we begin to think of God's thoughts that are aligned with His plan and purpose for our lives!
It is as transformational as when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly!
There is one God and Father of us all: Page 65
When Jesus often announced the good news of the Kingdom, it was accompanied by the invitation to ‘repent’. There is a challenge to this call to repentance because when we think of this word, it often is associated with feelings of guilt and shame.
But the good news of the good news is that the word 'repent' actually doesn't exist as many of the translators have suggested it does. The actual Greek word that Jesus used is 'metanoia’, which means 'a change of mind'.
Simply put, the Bible says that believers have 'the mind of Christ' (1 Corinthians 2:16), so the transformation that comes when we receive the good news of the Kingdom is that we begin to think of God's thoughts that are aligned with His plan and purpose for our lives!
It is as transformational as when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly!
There is one God and Father of us all: Page 65